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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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